Netflix Exec, Greenwich Academy Alumna To Be 2024 Commencement Speaker

GREENWICH, CT — Greenwich Academy this week announced that Netflix Vice President of Studio Integration Serrena Iyer will be the speaker for GA's 197th commencement ceremony, which is slated for May 23 at 3 p.m.

A graduate of the 2008 class at GA, Iyer's professional background also includes stints at Goldman Sachs and DreamWorks.

At Netflix, Iyer led animation studio strategy and financial planning and analysis. She currently heads the company’s studio integration.

"Ms. Iyer matches her business achievements with community engagement. During the Covid pandemic, she helped run Off Their Plate, a nonprofit supporting restaurants and fighting food insecurity, and was honored as a Forbes Culture Champion," GA said in a news release. "And a career highlight is having served the nation in 2011—as a staffer in financial policy at the National Economic Council, and most proudly, as the Easter Bunny that same year for the White House’s traditional Egg Roll."

Iyer's academic career at GA included Cum Laude honors, participating on the math team, being a local journalist and participating in volunteer work.

She has a bachelor's degree in applied math from Yale College and an MBA from Harvard Business School, where she was chosen by her peers as class graduation speaker in 2018, according to GA.

"We are so impressed with Serrena's personal and professional accomplishments. What an example of the kind of women GA girls grow up to be!" said Head of School Margaret Hazlett in a news release. "We can’t wait to welcome her back to campus."